MLB Ejection 002 - CB Bucknor (1; Kris Bryant)

HP Umpire CB Bucknor ejected Rockies DH Kris Bryant (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Athletics-#Rockies game. With one out and two on, Rockies batter Bryant took a 2-2 sinker from A's pitcher TJ McFarland for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at of the hollow of the knee (px -0.41, pz 1.51 [sz_bot 1.70 / RAD 1.57 / MOE 1.49]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Rockies were leading, 12-4. The Rockies ultimately won the contest, 12-5.

This is CB Bucknor (54)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.24 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 2nd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 1st player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 0 Managers, 1 Coach, 1 Players.

This is Colorado's 1st ejection of 2024, 1st in the NL West (COL 1; ARI, LAD, SD, SF 0).

This is Kris Bryant's 1st ejection since September 20, 2023 (Brian Knight; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is CB Bucknor's 1st ejection since September 2, 2023 (Kevin Cash; QOC = N [Pitch Clock]).

Wrap: Oakland-ish Athletics vs Colorado Rockies, 4/6/24 | There is no video for this ejection.

MLB Ejection 232 - Brian Knight (1; Kris Bryant)

HP Umpire Brian Knight ejected Rockies 1B Kris Bryant (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Rockies-#Padres game. With two out and two on, Bryant took a 1-2 sweeper from Padres pitcher Seth Lugo for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the midpoint (px 0.14, pz 1.65 [sz_bot 1.71 / RAD 1.59]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Rockies were leading, 2-1. The Padres ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Brian Knight (91)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 1.72 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 232nd ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 93rd player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 105 Managers, 93 Players, 34 Coaches.

This is Colorado's 5th ejection of 2023, 3rd in the NL West (SD 10; ARI 7; COL 5; LAD 4; SF 2).

This is Kris Bryant's 1st ejection since July 25, 2017 (Lance Barksdale; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Brian Knight's 1st ejection since Sept 23, 2022 (Aaron Boone; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Colorado Rockies vs San Diego Padres, 9/20/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 106 - Lance Barksdale (1; Kris Bryant)

HP Umpire Lance Barksdale ejected Cubs 3B Kris Bryant (called third strike; QOCN) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the White Sox-Cubs game. With one out and one on (R2), Bryant took a 2-2 fastball from White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodón for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and waist-high (px -1.350, pz 2.842), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 4-2. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

This is Lance Barksdale (23)'s first ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Lance Barksdale now has -3 points in the UEFL Standings (-1 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = -3).
Crew Chief Ted Barrett now has 6 points in Crew Division (6 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 6).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
*Pitch was 6.212 inches off the inner edge of home plate (-1.350 + Radius_Ball = -1.226 + .708 = .518 * 12 = 6.212). MOE brings pitch no closer than 5"+ from inner edge.

This is the 106th ejection report of 2017.
This is the 43rd player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Bryant was 0-3 (3 SO) in the contest.
This is Chicago-NL's 2nd ejection of 2017, 5th in the NL Central (MIL 5; PIT 4; CIN, STL 3; CHC 2).
This is Kris Bryant's first career MLB ejection.
This is Lance Barksdale's first ejection since June 16, 2015 (Justin De Fratus; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs, 7/25/17 | Video as follows: